Melissa, I had a similar experience about a month ago. Couldn't locate one new. I ended up finding a stand alone three speed switch from a 7 passenger van, and swapping out the contact portion of the switch. Wasn't a big deal. Just gently pried back the eight little metal tabs, grease the new switch contact piece and bent the little tabs back. So far so good. One thing I noticed when I had everything apart was that the original switch that came in my Westy, had more of a copper plating on the contact surfaces. The other switch that I used as a donor had solid copper pieces. I liked that much better. If you find a source for the switch let me know, I would still buy a spare. Hope this helps. Good luck, Doug '86 GL Westy Maryland "Melissa J. Cullison" wrote: > Hey all > > Does anyone know where we can get a new/reconditioned AC switch for an 85 > Westy? Ours is burnt black. > > Thanks > Melissa > Melissa Cullison > Multimedia Maven > Caplan Productions/ Touchwood > St. Louis, MO > http:\\www.caplan.com > MelissaC@Caplan.com |
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